Carrier.



J. L. RILEY.

CARRIER.

A PPLIGATION FILED JUNE 4, 1913.

James L. Fama(v cuLUMEI PLANOGRAPH C0.,WASH1NGTON. D. c.

J.*L. RILEY.

CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1913.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913;

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CARRIER.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMESL. RILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Xenia, in the county of Clay and State of Illinois7 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in carriers and more particularly to a -carrier which is especially adapted for application to the rear end of a buggy or other similar vehicle, the object of the invention being to provide a carrier of the abo-ve character which may be quickly and readily secured to the rear of a buggy or other vehicle so that egg crates and the like may be supported thereon for transportat-ion.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be quickly and readily adjusted so that crates and boxes of various sizes may be readily mounted thereon and quickly secured in position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrying deviceof the above character which will possess advantages in points of eiiiciency and durability, is inexpensive of vmanufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the. above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed `out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which.-' 1 j Figure 1 is an end elevation illustrating the application of my improved carrier `and the crates in position-g Fig. 2 is a similar view, the crates-being about to be removed or placed thereon; Fig. 8 is ,a detail perspective view ,of the frame .of the carrier; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the movable member; Fig. `5 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view illustratingthe manner of connecting the upper ends of the posts; Fig. 7 is a rear .elevation; Fig. 8 is a top plan view; Fig. 9 is a side elevation illustrating a modified form of .securing member for Vthe clamps; and Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of the movable post. A' Referring more particularly to the drauivT i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

AApplication filed Tune 4, 1913. Serial No. 771,754.

ings, 1 indicates the body of a vehicle upon which is mounted my improved carrier, said carrier comprising a substantially rectangular frame the ends of which are connected at their intermediate portions by means of the longitudinal bar 2. Arranged transversely across the intermediate portion of the frame are two spaced parallel bars 3, the ends Vof which are secured to the longitudinal side portions 4 of the frame. Slidably mounted upon the longitudinal meinbers 2 and et and arranged between the bars'of is an adjustable member 5, the forwardend of which is securely held in position between the side bars 3 by means of the cross cleat 6, the opposite end thereof being retained between the bars by meansof the longitudinal strip 7 arranged in spaced relation with one of the longitudinal side pieces it. Transverse bracing members 8 are provided, one end of each of said bracing members being secured to the rear and longitudinal side pieces 4i and the other end thereof being secured to the longitudinal strip 9 which is arranged in spaced parallel relation with the side piece 4E. Having its ends secured to the medial portions of the members 8 and further secured to the bars 3 is a longitudinal bar 10, the intermediate portion of which is provided with an opening 11 adlpted to communicate withthe openings 12 formed in the intermediate portion of the member 5.

`From the above it will be seen that'the member 5 may be quickly and readily adjusted and securely held in various adjusted positions Aby means of a pin 13 adapted to be inserted through the opening 11 and into :any one of the openings 12 in the member k5. Mounted upon the outer-end of the member 5 is an upright post 14, the lower end ,of which is hingedly secured, as shown at l15, to the movable member V5. The post le is braced in an upright position at its lower lend by means of the substantially triangular shaped block 16, the base of which rests upon the outer end of the member 5 and the perpendicular wall thereof engaging the rear face of the post 14.

Arranged parallel with the :end strip 17 is .a transverse supporting strip 18. Hingedly secured to the supporting strip 18 .and having its lower end mounted upon ithe end strip is in `upright post 19, said post being hingedly secured at its lower end so that when .the salue s not in .use it may be readily folded inwardly upon the frame. modified form o-f means for securing the Arranged at the end of the frame opposite the post 19 is a second supporting post 20, the lower end of which is mounted upon the end piece 17 and hingedly secured to the movable transverse piece 21, one end Of which is arranged beneath the longitudinal piece 22 and adapted to rest upon the longitudinal pieces 2 and 2. Thus, when the posts are not in use and are adapted to be folded inwardly upon the frame, the post 2() may be moved out of alinement with the post 19 to permit of the two posts being readily folded inwardly upon the frame.

The upper ends of the posts are provided with the reduced portions 24k and over which are adapted to engage the ends of the connecting member 25. This connection member comprises a rod, the intermediate portion of which is adapted to engage over the upper end of one of the posts and the other ends pivotally connected to a clamping member 2G. This clamping member is adapted to be arranged upon the rear side of one of the posts and the side portions of the member 25 being arranged upon each side of the post so as to securely connect and retain the posts in their upright position.

While I have shown and described the above means as preferably used in connecting the two upright posts, it will be readily apparent that any suitable and desirable means may be used.

It is a well known fact that egg crates of various characters and other similar receptacles are usually provided at their ends with transverse cleats to facilitate the handling of these receptacles. The upright posts 19 and 20 are provided upon their inner faces with the transverse grooves 27 which are adapted to receive the cleats 28. Projecting through the posts and adapted to penetrate into the cleats are the small spikes 29 to prevent the movement of the cleats after being arranged within the grooves 27. In order to quickly and readily secure my improved carrier to the body of a vehicle, I provide the clamping members 30 which are herein shown and described as in the form of rods, the lower' ends of which are bent at vsubstantially right angles, as shown at 31 and adapted to engage beneath the body of the vehicle. The upper ends of these rods are threaded and arranged between the longitudinal strip 9 and the forward longitudinal side piece 4: and in order to adjustably retain the upper end of the rods within the slot formed by the two strips, adjustable nuts 32 are threaded upon the upper ends of the rods and are adapted to be secured downwardly until they engage the strips so as to securely clamp the angular lower ends of the rods to the bottom of the body.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a slightly clamping members 30 in position. This means resides in a pivotcd lever 33 which` is mounted for pivotal movement upon the pin 34, said pin being mounted within the upwardly projecting ears 34 of the clamping member 35 whichengages over the longitudinal bar 4. One end of the lever is pivotally secured to the upper end of one of the clamping rods 30 and the other end o-f the lever is adapted to engage beneath the hook members 36 to securely ret-ainV the clamping rods 30 in an operative position. From this it will be seen that the frame of the carrier will be quickly and readily secured to a vehicle or removed therefrom.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable carrier which can be mounted upon the rear of a vehicle body and securely fastened'thereto in a very short space of time. This carrier which has been described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings is preferably to be used in conveying egg crates, strawberry crates and the like from the farm to the market or any other suitable place, if desired. readily apparent, however, that the device may be used for supporting a box or other receptacle in which may be arranged various articles or groceries or other Ysimilar merchandise that the farmer may have purchasedV and which he desires to return home with.

From the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that the upright post 111 may be quickly and readily adjusted to accommodate various sizes of receptacles and crates and it will be readily apparent that when the device is not in use, the member 5 may be quickly and readily withdrawn from between the bars 3 until the crates or other receptacles have been mounted upon the frame, the member 5 and the post may then be rearranged in their normal position. It will also be apparent that the posts 19 and20 It will be Y may be quickly and readily folded inwardly upon the frame so .that when the carrier is not in use, it can be readily packed away and occupy a minimum amount of space.

vWhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, itwill be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel featuresor departingfrom the scope of the appended claims.V j

Vhat I claim is 1. A device of the class described including a frame, hinged posts mounted'upon each end of said frame andadapted to fold inwardly upon the frame when not in use, one of said posts being'movable laterally with respect to the frame, and means movably mounted upon the upper ends of the posts to connect the same and retain them into engagement with an object placed there.- between.

2. A device of the class described including a frame, upright posts hingedly mounted upon the frame at each end thereof and adapted to fold inwardly upon the frame when .not in use, said posts'being provided with transverse grooves, and engaging spurs extending through said posts and arranged within said grooves, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the class described including a frame, hingedly mounted posts at each end of said frame and adapted to fold inwardly upon the frame when not in use, one of said posts being movable laterally with respect to the frame, a movable member slidably mounted within said frame, a post hingedly mounted upon the outer end of said movable member and adapted to fold inwardly upon the movable member when not in use, and clamping rods having their lower ends bent at right angles and adapted to lengage beneath the body of a vehicle to retain the frame upon the vehicle.

4. A device of the class described including a frame, means for removably securing the frame to the rear of a vehicle body, upright posts hingedly mounted upon the ends of the frame and adapted to fold inwardly upon the same when not in use, one of said posts being movable laterally with respect to the frame, a movable member slidably mounted within said frame and provided at Vits inner end with a plurality of openings,

a pin carried by the frame and adapted to engage within said openings to retain the member in an adjusted position, and an upright post hingedly mounted upon the outer end of said member.

5. A device of the class described including a frame, means for remo-vably securing the frame tothe rear of a vehicle body, upright posts hingedly mounted upon the ends of the frame and adapted to fold inwardly upon the same when not in use, one of said posts being movable laterally with respect to the frame, a movable member slidably mounted within said frame and provided at its inner end with a plurality of openings, a pin carried by the frame and adapted to engage within said openings to retain the member in an adjusted position, an upright post hingedly mounted upon the outer end of said member, said end posts being provided with transverse notches, spur members carried by said posts and arranged within said notches and means connecting the upper ends of said posts to retain the same in engagement with an object placed therebetween.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES L. RILEY.

Vitnesses:

JACKSON PREssLnY,

Guo. W. Cox.

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